The difference between Plunder and Rape

When used as nouns, plunder means an instance of plundering, whereas rape means the taking of something by force.

When used as verbs, plunder means to pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war), whereas rape means to seize by force. (now often with overtones of later senses.).


Rape is also adverb with the meaning: quickly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Plunder and Rape

  1. Plunder as a verb (transitive):

    To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.

    Examples:

    "The mercenaries plundered the small town."

    "The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar."

  2. Plunder as a verb (transitive):

    To take (goods) by pillage.

    Examples:

    "The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found."

  3. Plunder as a verb (intransitive):

    To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.

    Examples:

    "“Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around."

  4. Plunder as a verb (transitive):

    To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.

    Examples:

    "The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste."

  5. Plunder as a verb (transitive):

    To take unexpectedly.

  1. Plunder as a noun:

    An instance of plundering.

  2. Plunder as a noun:

    The loot attained by plundering.

    Examples:

    "The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it."

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  3. Plunder as a noun (slang, dated):

    Baggage; luggage.

  1. Rape as a noun (now, rare):

    The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder.

  2. Rape as a noun (now, archaic):

    The abduction of a woman, especially for sexual purposes.

  3. Rape as a noun:

    The act of forcing sexual intercourse upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now any sex act forced by any person upon another person.

  4. Rape as a noun (obsolete):

    That which is snatched away.

  5. Rape as a noun (obsolete):

    Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry.

  6. Rape as a noun (slang):

    Overpowerment; utter defeat.

  1. Rape as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To seize by force. (Now often with overtones of later senses.)

  2. Rape as a verb (transitive):

    To carry (someone, especially a woman) off against their will, especially for sex; to abduct.

  3. Rape as a verb (chiefly, transitive):

    To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent.

    Examples:

    "The Communist Specter is not satisfied with beating, raping and killing a man's flesh body alone."

  4. Rape as a verb (transitive):

    To plunder, to destroy or despoil.

  5. Rape as a verb (US, _, slang, chiefly, Internet):

    To overpower, destroy (someone); to trounce.

    Examples:

    "My experienced opponent will rape me at chess."

  1. Rape as a noun (now, historical):

    One of the six former administrative divisions of Sussex, England.

  1. Rape as a verb (obsolete, intransitive, or, _, reflexive):

    To make haste; to hasten or hurry.

  1. Rape as a noun (obsolete):

    Haste; precipitancy; a precipitate course.

  1. Rape as an adverb (obsolete):

    Quickly; hastily.

  1. Rape as a noun:

    Rapeseed, Brassica napus.

  1. Rape as a noun:

    The stalks and husks of grapes from which the must has been expressed in winemaking.

  2. Rape as a noun:

    A filter containing the stalks and husks of grapes, used for clarifying wine, vinegar, etc.

  3. Rape as a noun (obsolete):

    Fruit plucked in a bunch.

    Examples:

    "a rape of grapes"

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